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Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash Northbound New York Avenue, North of East 12th Street, Huntington Station

September 6, 2021 3:26 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Huntington Station early this morning, Sunday, September 5, 2021 at approximately 2:30 a.m..
Ishmael Haughten was driving a 2017 Toyota Highlander northbound on New York Avenue, just north of East 12th Street, when his vehicle struck a male pedestrian who […]

Man Seriously Injured in Motor-Vehicle Crash Eastbound Long Island Expressway, near Exit 52, Dix Hills

August 29, 2021 3:55 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor-vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in Dix Hills the morning of Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 1:35 a.m..
Koray Kurulgan was operating a 2005 MINI Cooper eastbound on the Long Island Expressway, near Exit 52, when the vehicle crashed into the back of a tractor […]

Who Was In The Town SUV That Cut a Telephone Pole

August 18, 2021 9:26 am Comments Off

It was early in the morning on Monday, August 8, 2021 around 12:45am when a town of Huntington vehicle took out a pole on West Hills Road. See picture below.

Usually when someone hits a pole a field sobriety test is performed. But according to SCPD there was no such test performed because the individual involved in the accident […]

Man Arrested for DWI Following Fatal Pedestrian Crash

July 15, 2021 1:35 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for DWI following a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Melville July, 9 2021.
Shane Decamp was operating a southbound 2016 Mazda CX-5 in front of 400 Broadhollow Road last night at approximately 9:35 p.m., when his vehicle struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the […]

Motorcyclist Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash, Jericho Turnpike, and Elwood Road

June 6, 2021 8:55 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in Elwood Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 9:53 p.m. .
Lavell Jones was riding a 2021 Kawasaki westbound on Jericho Turnpike, east of Elwood Road, when he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a pole at 9:53 p.m.
Jones, […]

Man Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash -Jericho Turnpike, Huntington

May 27, 2021 12:17 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a multi-vehicle crash that killed a man in Huntington Monday May 24, 2021.

Mark Bernzweig was driving a 2004 Honda Accord westbound on Jericho Turnpike when he collided with a 2018 Lexus RX350 being driven by Denise O’Grady, who was attempting to make a left turn onto Jericho […]

Man Arrested for DWI After Crashing Motor Vehicle into Police Car New Years Eve

January 7, 2021 3:16 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police early this morning arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his motor vehicle into the rear of a marked police car in Huntington.
A Second Precinct officer initiated a traffic stop of a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica on eastbound Pulaski Road, near Frazer Drive, at approximately 12:20 a.m., 01/01/2021. The officer […]

Gershow Recycling Donates Use of Wrecked Vehicle to Town of Huntington for Anti-Drunk and Distracted Driving Campaign

December 26, 2020 6:02 pm Comments Off

Gershow Recycling recently donated the use of a wrecked car in support of the Town of Huntington’s Anti-Drunk and Distracted Driving Campaign. Presented by Mark Cuthbertson, Councilman, Town of Huntington, and the Huntington Town Board, the program reminds residents of the dangers of drunk or distracted driving during the holidays.
Kevin Gershowitz, President, Gershow Recycling, took […]

SCPD Updates Operational Changes Due To Rise in COVID-19 Infection Rate

December 20, 2020 5:36 pm Comments Off

In response to the increase in COVID-19 cases, the Suffolk County Police Department is once again enacting operational changes in an effort to limit person-to-person contact beginning on December 14, 2020.
Precincts will remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but the department is encouraging people to not visit precincts unless critically necessary. Fingerprinting […]

Marine Bureau Officers Rescue Three Men from Raft on Long Island Sound

August 5, 2020 6:41 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued three men from a raft on the Long Island Sound, Sunday, August 2, 2020 at approximately 6 p.m..
While on routine patrol aboard Marine Bravo, police officers Jack Brehm and John Dreyer observed three men in an eight foot raft on the Long Island Sound, approximately 1.5 miles northwest […]